Max Weber and the Idea of Economic Sociology

While most people are familiar with The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, few know that during the last decade of his life Max Weber (1864-1920) also tried to develop a new way of analyzing economic phenomena, which he termed "e;economic sociology."e; Indeed, this effort occupies the central place in Weber's thought during the years just before his death. Richard Swedberg here offers ...